Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Joey Chestnut, the number one ranked competitive eater in the world, visits WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about competitive eating. How do competitive eaters train?

This Independence Day, competitors at Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest may gulp down as many as 76 wieners in about the time it takes to read this article. Like ultramarathoners hoofing 50 miles or football players shaking off big hits, “speed ...

NEW YORK CITY -- They're a power couple on the competitive-eating circuit and in real life, getting ready to compete in Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4. The couple, Miki Sudo and Nick Wehry, will both be vying for the coveted Mustard Belt ...

The 4th of July traditional hotdog eating contest got us thinking about why food and the holiday are so intertwined. Some experts have gone deep on the subject of competitive eating. So today is one of the top American holidays for eating, right?

Every Fourth of July, starting when she was 15, Jacqueline Lewis and her family come together to honor a great American tradition: the Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating competition. “I think people want to know how many hot dogs a human can eat in that ...

Watch someone put down 70 hot dogs in 10 minutes and your first instinct is to assume they must have an extraordinary metabolism, or some genetic quirk that lets them process calories differently than the rest of us.

This episode features a collaborative “Double Challenge” alongside veteran competitive eater Randy Santel. The American Voyage Challenge becomes a shared test of speed, endurance and coordination. Rather than tackling a single oversized dish,